An Amish tractor? Say what?

[Big Barn]

My definition of a "Religious" man is one who does all the right things on the surface.

My definition of a "Spiritual" man is one who does all the right things on the inside.

 

[lman]

My neighbor is Amish and when my Father's health deteriorated this spring, I asked my neighbor about caskets that they used and he directed me to the Amish man that builds their caskets in this area. My Father always claimed that he wanted to build his own casket, but never got it done. I met with the casket builder and he was very cordial and he showed me caskets that he had built. He gave me a price with a couple of different options. I was impressed with the quality. This price obviously was much better than the funeral home's. The funeral home had no problem with this arrangement and I then picked up the casket and delivered it to the funeral home when my Father died a couple of weeks later at home.

 

[lilranch2001]

I wasn't trying to make a point or argue. Just a comment.

My definition of a "Religious" man is one who does all the right things on the surface.

My definition of a "Spiritual" man is one who does all the right things on the inside.

Ahhh Ok now I understand, I guess my brain thought there was a bone to pick when in reality I was just being bone headed

 

[ovrszd]

Ahhh Ok now I understand, I guess my brain thought there was a bone to pick when in reality I was just being bone headed

I commonly do that...…

 

[chim]

I am sitting here trying to understand the benefit of that tire

Here's a better picture of the yardlift. It was at a welding shop in Elimsport along PA Route 44, South of Jersy Shore PA.

 

[lilranch2001]

maybe the welding shop wanted to build the tires "because they could"

 

[sixdogs]

No one answered the question yet but the reason for no air in tires is to keep people less mobile and part of the immediate community. It better preserves the heritage, culture, sense of community and each other. Pretty hard going very far on steel rims.

 

[ovrszd]

No one answered the question yet but the reason for no air in tires is to keep people less mobile and part of the immediate community. It better preserves the heritage, culture, sense of community and each other. Pretty hard going very far on steel rims.

I would agree that might be the intent Six. Where that theory fails is allowing them to "rent" a car driver.

 

[lman]

Most of the Amish around here work at the RV factories anywhere from 15 to 50 miles away. My neighbor was riding his bicycle 1 hour and 15 minutes each way to work at one time. Most of them get a ride to work. I had an Amish roofing crew install my steel roof a couple of years ago and the youngest Amish man had a driver's license to transport the crew and supplies. I thought it was interesting that the driver told me that he had struggled with heroin addiction. I would not say that they are less mobile as there are operators of passenger vans that make a business transporting the Amish. It is my understanding that the local bishop sets the rules. Just south of me they are required to use steel wheels, but in my area they drive tractors with no modifications and inflated tires. It is quite a sight when church is held at my neighbors and there will be about 100 buggies traveling to their house.

 

[BubbaJr]

I've been around Amish and Old German Baptists most of my life. One of the Amish biggest beliefs is to be totally independant. That means that they can't hook up to any grids. So Electricity, city water, telephones etc. are verboten. However some of them can have generators, and cell phones, and other things that dont require hooking up with the grid.

We had an Amish crew frame up our house and build my barn. They were hard working and easy to be around early in the week. By Friday you wanted to stand upwind of them. The only problem I had with them, was that they lost thier square. I found that most of the basement wall framing was out by as many as 15°.

I frequent an Amish business that specializes in Chain saws and other farm related tools. Outside they have a gas powered engine that that powers their air compressor by belts. Then they have an air hose running to a large floor fan that was converted to run on air instead of electricity. When they built the building they put in plenty of skylights to illuminate the interior, and they use kerosene lamps for the darker winter evenings.

The Amish shun cameras and having thier pictures taken. I talked to one of the guys and asked him if I could take pictures of them working if I made sure that thier faces would not show, and hhe said that would be fine.